Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

This university research project is the U.S. government's weed dealer.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

This legendary "evil" doll has been haunting the citizens of Key West for over 100 years.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Pink, packed sanctuary and home of the world's fullest-time Elvis fanatic.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.